Allergic disease is an extremely common and widespread problem with a dramatic increase in incidence in recent years. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) states that more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic disease. A recent …
Inspired By the Diary of Anne Frank by Tara Downey
Courage… strength… inspiration… heartbreak… These are the words that come straight into my mind when I think about Anne Frank and her diary. I first read the diary when I was in primary school, and again when I was in …
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Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka by Jacintha Vroom
African and Asian elephants have become an endangered species in the world. Of course, most of us can watch elephants in the zoo. Nevertheless, these animals, in general two to five years at the most, usually live in a small …
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A Visit to Paradise: Puerto Vallarta by Ron Kapon
Acapulco, Cancun, Iztapa-Zihuatanejo, Tijuana, Guadalajara and Mazatlan are cities in Mexico that I have visited in the past 10 years. An invitation to spend four days in Puerto Vallarta allowed me to visit “the friendliest city in the world” according …
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To Scenic Dominica and Beyond On Holland America’s Maasdam
Guidebooks said it would be like being immersed in a glass of champagne but the sensation for us was more other-worldly. We dove down a few feet and then let ourselves go, soaring up in the midst of the swirling …
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Corsica: Strange and Lovely by Nancy S. Tardy
Indigo ink washed over the black sky each morning awakening the Mediterranean island of Corsica. My last memory of the previous night was the barking of the three-legged dog protecting her stoop across the narrow alley-street in the old town …
Car Racing : A Family Event by Bonnie and Bill Neely
NASCAR races are a favorite event for our family to watch together on TV each week during the season. The kids grew to love it when they were very young and could pick out the logos with which they were …
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Baleen Whales In Quebec by Bonnie and Bill Neely
There are 13 kinds of whales to be seen in the St. Lawrence Gulf. Blues have not been seen here often since 1992. Various theories abound as to why the blues do not frequent this area now. Blue whales are …
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Adventure Writer Looks at Forty, Part 1 by Antonio Graceffo
Until someone asked me I had no idea that it had been seven years since I had quit my job on Wall Street and come to Asia to be a full time adventure writer. “What have you been up to?” …
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Saddle up in the Southwest by Linda Ballou
I must the be the luckiest cowgirl beneath a bronco moon to spend part of my February at both the Elkhorn Ranch southwest of Tucson, and the Flying E Ranch northwest of Phoenix. Each winter a colorful denizen of twittering …
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